Olle Widestrand
Olle Widestrand | |
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| Born | July 9, 1932 |
| Died | March 25, 2018 (aged 85) Jönköping, Sweden |
| Genres | children's songs, Christian hymns |
| Occupation(s) | parish-musician, teacher, composer |
John Olof "Olle" Widestrand (9 July 1932 – 25 March 2018), was a Swedish parish-musician, teacher and composer. He is represented in Den svenska psalmboken 1986 with two works (number and ) and several other hymnals with one hymn. He has written several children's songs and published songbooks and educational materials for schools.[1] He lived in the town of Jönköping until his death.
Hymns[]
- (1986 number 90), lyrics by Britt G. Hallqvist set to music 1974 by Olle Widestrand and re-written by himself 1980
- Det är advent (also known as "Ett litet barn av Davids hus) in several hymnals
- (1986 number 61), set to music in 1974, lyrics by Anders Frostenson.
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Categories:
- 1932 births
- 2018 deaths
- Swedish composers
- Swedish male composers
- People from Jönköping